Ex-Putin aide 'paralysed in hospital and unable to close eyes' after 'poisoning'

A new housing estate could be built at a Stockport quarry. Plans for up to 180 properties at a 60-acre site, in Offerton, are being drawn up by a leading developer.

Ever since Boris Johnson resigned as Conservative Party leader on July 7, Brits have been wondering when his replacement will be announced.

Former soap star Hayley Tammadon has told fans she has been diagnosed with meningitis after she shared a worrying snap of herself in hospital. The actress was rushed to hospital over the weekend and was pictured on an IV drip.

The leader of Rochdale council has urged the government to ensure every area of the country is taking in its fair share of asylum seekers, claiming the current policy ‘continues to disproportionately affect' the borough. Councillor Neil Emmott’s angry letter to the home secretary comes after migrants were recently moved into hotels in the borough against the council’s wishes.

More train strikes have been announced for September 15 and September 25, but which services will they impact?

The National have shared a remix of Neu!‘s 1972 track ‘Im Glück’ – you can listen to it below.Matt Berninger and co’s new interpretation of the song will feature as part of Neu!’s 50th anniversary boxset, which is due for release on September 23 via British-German label Grönland Records (pre-order here).The atmospheric eight-minute spin on ‘Im Glück’ will serve as the opening track on the 10-song ‘Tribute’ album. Other contributors include Idles, Mogwai, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, and Stephen Morris of New Order.Morris and Gabe Gurnsey shared their take on ‘Hallogallo’ back in June.

James Corden and Jason Momoa are making up for lost time after not being able to spend the summer together.

A bogus tweet claiming East Ayrshire schools will be closed has been rubbished by the council.

Bill Turnbull's devastated former colleagues at the BBC paid an emotional tribute to the broadcaster this morning as it was announced that he has passed away at the age of 66.

prisons to recruit 1,000 convicts to his bloodthirsty Wagner mercenary group to help with the war in Ukraine, claims a Russian opposition website. Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin gained the strange nickname after he was pictured serving Vladimir Putin dinner in a chef's uniform, according to Independent.ie.

Vladimir Putin's closest aides has warned him that the West is seeking to “destroy Russia ”. The worrying message came from former-president Dmitry Medvedev, and was part of a rant about using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.He is now the deputy head of the Russian security council.

Russia has fired several military commanders due to the “poor performance” during the invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence claims.

Ukrainian forces to use inflatable dummy tanks to lure Vladimir Putin’s forces into an ambush.The T-72 decoys are covered with camouflage nets to look real and left in an open area to ensure Russian forces see them.Then President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s troops wait to draw their prey into what the SAS call the “kill grid”.READ MORE: Putin may beg Kim Jong-un for support as 100,000 soldiers set to help Russian war effortA senior military source said: “This is a classic tactic, a come-on, which allows you to lure your enemy to a position where you attack from a position of strength.“This is an ideal deception move as well. You make the enemy think you have armour in that area and change his plans.”Meanwhile, The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns on Saturday (July 6) about the shelling the previous day at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying the action showed the risk of a nuclear disaster.Both sides accused each other of engaging in "nuclear terrorism".

Prince Charles' charity received a whopping £300k donation from an "unsavoury character" and it's emerged that a Russian oligarch forked out the sum as part of a £3million pledge.The Prince’s Foundation was the beneficiary of the sum from a charity run by Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor in 2020, despite the fertiliser billionaire being named on a "Putin list" released by the US Treasury two years earlier. The sum was paid before the war in Ukraine.

Uri Geller has issued a warning to Russian president Vladimir Putin, saying he will use ‘every last molecule of my Mind Power’ to prevent him from launching a nuclear attack.The spoon-bender and TV personality waded into international politics on Tuesday with a video he posted to Twitter, highlighting a letter he said he had sent to the Russian powers that be.Published with the caption ‘Read my warning which I sent to the Kremlin’, the 75-year-old stood in front of a screen showing Putin and a nuclear mushroom cloud.Discussing international nuclear powers, the illusionist, who bought a Scottish island where he believes witch bones are buried, shared his worry that Scotland was at risk, due to its naval bases.‘This is serious stuff and I have a warning for you, Putin,’ he added.Geller then approached the camera to loom closely into the lens, continuing: ‘I urge you all to read my warning, all of you, and I’m serious about it.

Scots band The Ronains received a death threat from Russia after their new single artwork for Lunatics featured an image of Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin wants chidlren as young as seven-years-old to "learn patriotic values at school" to “strengthen the spiritual and moral foundations of Russian society”, while casting himself as a romantic hero that oversaw Russia's rebirth. Sergei Novikov, who heads up the Kremlin's social projects division, said the curriculum would be focused on societal values in line with Russia's national security strategy.Some schools will roll out the discussions as early as this month, while others will target September 5 as a start date.READ MORE: Scotland base 'prime target' for 'suicidal' Russian nuclear attack The courses will focus on denying claims of Russian brutality against countries like Ukraine and Belarus.

Vladimir Putin green lighted the invasion in Ukraine has suddenly become ill with a rare neurological disorder, according to reports. Anatoly Chubais, Former Chief of the Presidential Administration of Russia and was an influential member of Boris Yeltsin's administration in the early 1990s, fled Russia in March after Putin's "special operation" kicked off in February.

Vladimir Putin has issued a new threat to the West by announcing that a new fleet of hypersonic missiles will be added to the Russian navy's nuclear arsenal. Speaking to commemorate Russia's Navy Day in St Petersburg, Putin boasted about Russia's military might and touted the new missiles, which can travel at speeds of 7,000mph and carry a devastating nuclear payload. The embattled leader also praised 17th-century Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, crediting him for Russia's formidable military power at sea.READ MORE: True story of Brit 'arrested and thrown in gulag' by Russians at Soviet space stationWhile he did not directly mention his ongoing war with Ukraine, Putin revealed that he had signed a new navy doctrine which included the introduction of the hypersonic 'Zicron' missiles onto Russian warships."The delivery of these (missiles) to the Russian armed forces will start in the coming months," Putin said."The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will be the first to go on combat duty with these formidable weapons on board."The key thing here is the capability of the Russian navy...

President Vladimir Putin has issued a chilling threat as he claimed the Russian navy is set to receive 7,000mph nuclear missiles. Speaking on Russia’s Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin praised Tsar Peter the Great for making Russia a great sea power.

Vladimir Putin is said to have a backup evacuation plan for Russian pals just in case the despot is defeated in his Ukrainian invasion.Dictator Putin is attempting to make preparations to flee Russia should his war in Ukraine fail, reports from inside the Kremlin claim.Reports of the potential evacuation plan for the Russian president come as he is "aware of the possibility of a sharp change of mood in the country."READ MORE: Growing fears Putin will use nukes as Russia war effort falters, Brit expert claimsA change in mood for Russian nationals could come soon as Ukrainian forces begin to re-capture Kherson while the Russian economy receives a further blow and shifts closer to crumbling.The General SVR Telegram channel recently reported the 69-year-old had suffered "severe nausea" overnight and that doctors had been by his bedside for three hours.A follow-up report has claimed that "Putin himself and his entourage are preparing plans for evacuation from Russia."Alleged evacuation plans would mean dictator Putin and his family were carried out of Russia and into Syria, the nearest friendly state, but would mean flying through the airspace of NATO member Turkey. Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad had been bailed out by Putin back in 2015, when Russian military personnel intervened in the Syrian civil war.